Chapter 69: Moving Out
"Dad, this is completely untrue!" Amelia exclaimed frantically, desperate to clear the air. "There’s nothing going on between me and Ronan!"
Ronan nodded from the driver’s seat. "That’s right, Mr. Kentwood. But truthfully, it might be better to pretend that there is. At least everyone wouldn’t think you’re still angling for Matteo. And I’ve been in enough romantic scandals that this is just a blip on my radar."
"Who knew your manwhore days would actually come in handy?" Cherry marveled, then she realized Amelia’s father was listening and coughed. "Sorry for my crudeness, Mr. Kentwood."
"I’ve heard worse in my youth," Amelia’s father said dryly, but his eyes were serious as he gazed at Amelia, who wanted to sink into her seat. "I’ve taken a quick glance at all the dastardly articles that emerged about Matteo Montgomery, and all I can say is that he should have left you alone. All he did was bring you grief!"
"Dad, he gave me a job. He was the one who saved your life!" Amelia exclaimed, feeling indignant on Matteo’s behalf. The tabloids have painted a terrible picture of her, but since this was her father, he would obviously believe Matteo was the person at fault.
"So?" Michael Kentwood raised an eyebrow. "Does him saving my life mean I must offer you up to him like a lamb for slaughter? Ronan, Matteo Montgomery is a powerful man, is he not?"
"That he is," Ronan said, wondering what he was getting at.
"Then why has he not cleared up the rumors between my daughter and himself? Instead, his wishy-washy behavior has dragged everyone down into the mud! Look at this other heiress clinging onto him!" Michael seethed, his face slowly turning red.
It was one thing to offer his daughter a job and a place to stay, but if everything was platonic, he should have simply said so.